president obama and congress return to washington today to resume talks on the fiscal cliff. the yen hits a two-year low against the dollar as the new japanese government vow toes battle deflation and weaken the currency. export stocks rise, pushing the nikkei towards it's strongest gain in seven years. >>> and shares in toyota leading the way higher after the japanese automaker settles a class action lawsuit. we are mostly trading higher this morning as european trade gets back under way after the holiday and after boxing day which i got to experience for the first time. ftse 100 up 0.2%. same with the xetra dax. cac 40 up 0.6% and the ibex 35 up .25%. take a look at the bund wall. both yields moving lower. now it's more differentiated. spain and italy, moving a touch higher, but 5.3 and about 4.5% respectively. forex, this seems to be the place where all the action is lately. thaebl probably going to be a theme of 2010, too. the dollar/yen is at its two-year low for the yen against the dollar. down about .1%. the euro/dollar up by .3% this morning. the aussie dollar is roug